Can a sys admin see a gmail account

[aqabiz at gmail.com (Abdul Qabiz)]

You are right, many admins don't have that much time. However, I learnt, 
any user on network can actually find out about your cookies, that can 
be scary situation.

I would not trust any network, except the one I control.



On 16/12/09 12:23 AM, Michael Miller wrote:
> I would have to agree.  If I was a "EVIL BOFH" I would use
> slidejacking to get into the users session.  One question I'm asking
> my self right now is, How much time do the admins have to do this?
> Unless it's sanctioned by management.  They would be violating any
> number of state&  federal laws, and possibly company policy.  If you
> fear you are being investigated at work.  Don't use your work computer
> for non-business related communications.
>
> -mmiller
>
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:25 AM, Abdul Qabiz<aqabiz at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
> > What I have learnt, if you are on switched network, one can play MITM attack
> > or dns spoofing, to get the GX cookies.
> >
> > That's all you need, GX cookies. One can use GX cookies to login into your
> > gmail account.
> >
> >
> > On 15/12/09 2:00 AM, Shawn McGovern wrote:
> >
> > Ok so my question was posted in a forum and someone gave me and answer but
> > didnt explain it and then the forum post was when closed on me.  So I will
> > ask here for clarity and try not to kill me for this, I am trying to learn.
> >
> > So if someone uses a corporate network to check a Gmail (using SSL).  If
> > they check to make sure that they have a secure connection -- once connected
> > -- and then they check the certificate to see if the cert hierarchy has been
> > tampered with.  Everything looks fine.  Are any admin or whomever able to
> > see you emails?  Forget about software on the computer you are using, only
> > through the network monitoring.
> >
> > I was told in the forum that they could use a monitoring program like
> > wireshark to view them.  In the wireshark forum I read that you would need
> > the private key to decrypt the messages and in the forum they said that a
> > sys admin can get the private key?  Is that information correct?  and if so
> > how would they be able to get the private key?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
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